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The Jane bag in buttery pale yellow captures the French cool girl mantra: simple, elevated and effortlessly chic.—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 If location, location, location is the mantra of the real estate industry, the former Ramada site is a top-shelf realty spot.—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025 For decades, the generals at the Pentagon deciding which weapons to buy typically followed one mantra: big, exotic, and expensive.—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 In pediatrics, our mantra emphasizes that kids are not little adults.—Dr. Katie Lockwood, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mantra
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Etymology
Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind — more at mind
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